You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
W świecie XXI wieku, w którym znikają szybko dawne bariery geograficzne, a kontakty pomiędzy reprezentantami odmiennych cywilizacji są już codzienną rutyną, wiedza o innych cywilizacjach traci swój dawny ekskluzywny charakter poznawczy i staje się w coraz większym stopniu wartością praktyczną: warunkiem rozumienia partnerów interakcji, ich wzorów zachowań, ideałów i dążeń. Ale nie tylko. Wiedza o innych cywilizacjach jawi się dziś także jako nieodzowny instrument racjonalnej polityki międzynarodowej i ważny element stabilnego ładu globalnego, łagodzącego nieznane wcześniej konflikty interesów powstające w łonie nowego świata: «świata wielobiegunowego. Pro...
None
As Andrzej Mencwel observed, “as a result of fundamental historical changes” the need arises for “restructuring of the whole present memory and tradition system” (Rodzinna Europa po raz pierwszy). Changes of such significance took place in Poland during the Second World War and several following decades. Collective experience of that time was made up of – apart from political antagonisms – social and cultural phenomena such as change of elites, reinterpretation of their grand narratives (or symbolic world), the ultimate inclusion of the masses into the national project based on the post-gentry tradition and national history, the intensive development of urban lifestyle and the ex...
A clear explanation of what an explosive Markov chain does after it passes through all available states in finite time.
'Emma has a unique way of cutting through to the heart of the issues we all face day-in-day-out. There isn't another book out there like this and it should be a mandatory read for anyone with a brain.' - Anna Whitehouse, founder of Mother Pukka In this warm, wise book, clinical psychologist Dr Emma Hepburn (Instagram's @thepsychologymum) introduces her proven and practical tools for taking care of your mental and emotional wellbeing every day. Using her trademark illustrations, Dr Hepburn (aka @thepsychologymum) shines a welcome ray of light into the neglected corners of your brain. From identifying what triggers unhappy thoughts to overcoming the fear of making mistakes, A Toolkit for Moder...
*A Times and New Statesman Book of the Year* *BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week* Illustrated with over 130 colour photographs and drawings 'A masterpiece.' Edmund de Waal 'Commanding, intelligent, gripping.' The Times *** From 1910 to 1930 Gropius was at the very centre of European modern art and design, as the founder of the German art school, the Bauhaus. Yet Gropius's beliefs and affiliations left him little choice but to leave Germany when Hitler came to power. In this riveting book, Fiona MacCarthy draws on new research to re-evaluate Gropius's work and life. From his shattering experiences in the First World War to his turbulent marriage to the notorious Alma Mahler and the tragic early death of their daughter, MacCarthy leads us through his disorientating years in London, to his final peaceful and productive life in America. This is biography at its finest and most vivid.